Paralegal

Diamond Search Recruitment; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is representing a client looking for a Commercial Paralegal to join their in-house legal department. This role involves managing contracts and ensuring regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate should have PQE as a UK Commercial Lawyer or experience as a commercial paralegal. The position offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance and a profit-sharing scheme. Apply today for this exciting opportunity!

Benefits

Company profitability scheme

Workplace pension

Group income protection insurance

Group private health insurance

Group life insurance cover

Qualifications

• PQE as a commercial lawyer or trainee lawyer required.
• Experience in contract management or as a paralegal needed.
• Strong knowledge of global data privacy laws.

Responsibilities

• Assist in policy writing related to ESG requirements.
• Support third-party certification reporting.
• Draft and review various commercial contracts.
• Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate terms across departments.

Skills

UK Commercial Lawyer (Solicitor or CILEX)

Contract review and drafting

Excellent communication skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Ability to work independently

Team player attitude

Familiarity with ESG laws

Project management skills

French or German language skills

Job description

Diamond Search Recruitment are delighted to be representing our client, a leader within their field, providing trusted identity and security solutions arelooking for a Commercial Paralegal, ideally with some technologyindustry knowledge, to join their busy in house legal department This is a varied role involving contract management, some contract review andmonitoring, and liaising with all departments across the business on a range of legal andregulatory matters.

Main job responsibilities and accountabilities

• Assist towrite policies and procedures and liaise with different departments to gather and maintain
  data relating to ESG programme requirements and corporate reporting.
• Support annual third-party certification reporting.
  Promote ESG legal, compliance and risk management best practice throughout the businessunit.
• Draft, review, negotiate and revise a range of commercial contracts including confidentialityagreements, licensing agreements, services agreements, contract addendums, RFP
  documentation and DPAs.
• Ensure contractual arrangements meet legal and/or regulatory compliance requirements.
• Coordinate and communicate contractual terms to other departments whose functions are necessary to the development, implementation, and management of the agreements.
• Responsibility for complying with company policies and procedures, including but notlimited to information security and acceptable use, and for undertaking mandatory in-house
  company training as required.

Person specification

• UK Commercial Lawyer (Solicitor or CILEX) PQE, or Trainee Lawyer.
• Experience working either as a commercial paralegal or contracts manager in a law firm or in house role.
• Contract review and drafting experience.
• Knowledge of contract management best practice.
  Knowledge of global data privacy laws.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work both independently and as a member of a team.
• A can-do- attitude and a team player who would like to develop as a Lawyer or is keen tobe a career Paralegal.
• Familiarity with Environmental, social and governance (ESG) laws and programmeimplementation highly desirable.
• Project and/or compliance programme management skills.
  French or German language skills a plus.

What we offer

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package including company profitability scheme, workplace pension, group income protection insurance, group private health insurance, group life insurance cover and much more.

Apply today!

Diamond Search Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in regard to this vacancy